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Some more biscuits, Samoa Creams, Nevada, Venna Wafers,Granola,Lincoln.ANY MORE? Regards Ian.

Then of course the Co-op started blue stamps which replaced the cash yearly Dividend scheme in many areas. Regards Ian

Not sure if my reply was recorded but S & H stood for Sperry and Hutchison a USA company. Regards Ian.

Yes it was Brooke Bond Dividend tea. A full card was worth 5 shillings, so 60 stamps at 1d each meant buying 60 packets of loose tea. Regards Ian.

I think it was Tesco who did Green Shield stamps.There were also Pink stamps with Fine Fare and Coopers (They had a supermarket in the new 1960's Bull Ring) and Pricerite were heavily into those. I used to collect these stamps in big quantities from petrol stations as double/ treble and...

Do not forget the coffee grinding machines which sent the lovely fresh coffee smell through the shop. In todays supermarkets they use an artificial scent to make you think of vfresh coffee, back then it was the real thing. I have see mention of George Masons who wre taken over by International...

Thanks for that Bernard. You mention Rich Tea.I wonder how many biscuit names we can come up with that were handled in that depot.I will start with Osborne, Marie, Macvita. Can you add to this? Regards Ian.

Hi Bob. I often saw salesman calling in at the depot on my visits there. When I managed a Wrensons branch at Station Road Stechford I would call down to UB to have sandwich lunch with my Dad. Also we had UB salesmen calling at the shops for orders.I had a desire to be a salesman somewhat later...

There seem to be loads of memories about Wrensons.With 120 shops you did not have to go far to see one (or two). I started work at the Yew Tree branch, then managed Stechford and Arden Oak Branches. Things were so casual then,like taking the cash bankings in the front of the carrier bike to the...

Hi,I have only just logged onto this forum. I note that Alberta said that Wrensons had a slogan "Wrensons Best Bacon." The actual slogan was "Birminghams Better Bacon". I worked for Wrensons from 1958 to 1960 and again from 1962 to 1965.One of my employers had a slogan "Birminghams Best Bacon"...

Do any subscribors to this forum have memories,or worked at the Flaxley Road depot of United Biscuits up to 1965. The depot was previously at Tyseley. Do you remember the depot manager Maurice Leggett, Dave Davies one of the delivery vehicle drivers. Dave had a son David who went on to become a...